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#C8EF2D

#c8ef2d ≈ Electric Lime

  • yellow-green
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#c8ef2d is a color from the yellow-green family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 78.43% red, 93.73% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 16.32% cyan, 0% magenta, 81.17% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 72.06°, with 85.84% saturation and 55.69% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with freshness, growth and vitality. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Electric Lime (#ccff00), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#ccff33
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Relative luminance0.742

Complementary

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #542def

Split complementary

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #2d67ef
  3. #b52def

Analogous

  1. #efb52d
  2. #c8ef2d
  3. #67ef2d

Triadic

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #2dc8ef
  3. #ef2dc8

Tetradic

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #2def54
  3. #542def
  4. #ef2dc8

Square

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #2defb5
  3. #542def
  4. #ef2d67

Monochromatic

  1. #637a09
  2. #9dc10f
  3. #c8ef2d
  4. #dbf474
  5. #edfabb

Shades

#c8ef2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #b4d729
  3. #a0bf24
  4. #8ca720
  5. #788f1b
  6. #647817
  7. #506012
  8. #3c480e
  9. #283009
  10. #141805
  11. #000000

Tints

#c8ef2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #cef142
  3. #d3f257
  4. #d9f46c
  5. #def581
  6. #e4f796
  7. #e9f9ab
  8. #effac0
  9. #f4fcd5
  10. #fafdea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#c8ef2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #c8ef2d
  2. #c1e435
  3. #bad93e
  4. #b2ce46
  5. #abc34e
  6. #a4b857
  7. #9dac5f
  8. #96a167
  9. #8e966f
  10. #878b78
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7e6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f9e043 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #d3e2cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eae603 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7e63b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #cfe7a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-c8ef2d {
  color: #c8ef2d;
}
Background
.bg-c8ef2d {
  background-color: #c8ef2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-c8ef2d {
  border: 2px solid #c8ef2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #c8ef2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 200 239 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 72 86% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-c8ef2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #c8ef2d, #67ef2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-c8ef2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(200 239 45 / 0.35);
}

#ccff00 Electric Lime ΔE 3.68 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.35 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.68 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 5.15 #a7fc00 Spring Bud ΔE 6.11 #adff2f Green Yellow ΔE 6.29 #b2ec5d Inchworm ΔE 6.46 #3710d2 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Electric Lime
#c8ef2d  rgb(200, 239, 45)  hsl(72, 86%, 56%)  Electric Lime
#542def  rgb(84, 45, 239)  hsl(252, 86%, 56%)  Han Purple
#2dc8ef  rgb(45, 200, 239)  hsl(192, 86%, 56%)  Sky Blue
#ef2dc8  rgb(239, 45, 200)  hsl(312, 86%, 56%)  Shocking Pink